Scott Horton Show - Just the Interviews

Scott Horton Show - Just the Interviews

This podcast is for individual interviews on the Scott Horton Show. See the Q & A show feed to hear Scott answer listener questions and for the full show archives. Scott Horton is the author of Fool's Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan, and is the host of the Scott Horton Show podcast. He has conducted over 5,500 interviews with authors, journalists, activists, and whistleblowers on the most important foreign policy issues since 2003.

Episodes

6/26/26 Brandon Weichert on the Likely Legacy of Trump’s War with Iran

June 30, 2026 • 55 mins
Scott interviews geopolitical analyst and author Brandon Weichert about the Iran war. They begin by reviewing the various reasons they’re pessimistic about Trump’s ongoing attempt to reach a lasting ceasefire. They then zoom out and reflect on how Trump and Netanyahu’s decision to launch this war is likely to change the geopolitical dynamic in the Middle East going forward. Discussed on the show: “How ...
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6/26/26 Bud Cummins on the ATF’s Killing of Bryan Malinowski

June 30, 2026 • 50 mins
Scott interviews attorney Bud Cummins about Bryan Malinowski, a man who was killed by ATF agents in a poorly planned and entirely unnecessary pre-dawn raid in 2024. Two years later, no government officials have been held accountable, or have even adequately explained what happened. Cummins is representing Malinowski’s wife in a lawsuit that seeks to change that. Bud Cummins is an American attorney, businessman and politician...
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6/19/26 William Van Wagenen on What It’s Like on the Ground in Lebanon

June 21, 2026 • 43 mins
Scott interviews William Van Wagenen about what he’s been seeing in southern Lebanon as the fighting between Hezbollah and the IDF drags on. They also discuss the western-backed bin Ladinite regime in Syria. Discussed on the show: Creative Chaos: Inside the CIA’s Covert War to Topple the Syrian Government by William Van Wagenen William Van Wagenen is the author of Creative Chaos: Inside the CIA’s Covert ...
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6/19/26 Larry Johnson on Trump’s Effort to End the Iran War

June 21, 2026 • 32 mins
Scott interviews Larry Johnson about the ongoing, frequently broken yet somehow still holding ceasefire between the US and Iran, the Trump administration’s effort to find some way out of the war they started and the Israeli’s muddled attempt to sabotage the process. Discussed on the show: “Persian Gulf Oil Shipping Crisis Deepens as Barnacle Fouling Hits Idled Supertanker Hulls” (Sonar21) Larry C. ...
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6/19/26 Kit Klarenberg on the Unraveling of West’s Global Hegemony

June 21, 2026 • 62 mins
Scott interviews Kit Klarenberg about some reporting he’s done on the looming political shakeup in Bosnia. That leads to a broader discussion about how the foreign policy of the post-Cold War American empire set the conditions for it’s own decline. Discussed on the show: “Western Hegemony Unravels In Bosnia” (Global Delinquents) “The Day America’s Empire Died” (The Exiled) ...
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6/15/26 Trita Parsi on the Israeli Panic over Trump’s Peace Deal

June 17, 2026 • 21 mins
Scott interviews Trita Parsi about the deal Trump has apparently made with the Iranians to end the war. They discuss the panic we’re seeing about it from the Israelis and what Trump must do to rein them in and prevent Tel Aviv from sabotaging the peace process. They also discuss Parsi’s recent appearance on Tucker Carlson’s show and The Free Press story that tried to start a deportation scare about him. Discussed...
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6/12/26 Jason Jones on Life for Christians in the West Bank and Gaza

June 17, 2026 • 38 mins
Scott brings Jason Jones of the Vulnerable Peoples Project back on the show for an update on life for Christians living under the thumb of the IDF and Zionist settlers in the West Bank. Jones cites his personal experience and recent anecdotes from his organization. The two also discuss how the people of Gaza are faring. Discussed on the show: savewestbankchristians.com Jason Jones is a film producer, author, activist, pop...
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6/12/26 Ben Freeman on the Plan to Quietly Integrate the US and Israeli Militaries

June 14, 2026 • 33 mins
Scott interviews Ben Freeman of the Quincy Institute about Section 224 of the 2027 NDAA, which, if passed, would essentially integrate the entire US military industrial complex with Israel. Scott and Freeman dig into the consequences of such a change and how you can get involved in the ongoing effort to stop it. Discussed on the show: The Trillion Dollar War Machine: How Runaway Military Spending Drives America into Foreign W...
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6/12/26 Joe Kent on Why He’s Not Optimistic About Trump’s Iran Deal

June 14, 2026 • 56 mins
Joe Kent returns to the show to discuss the latest developments with the Iran war. Kent explains why he is pessimistic that a lasting deal can be achieved in the near future. He and Scott also talk about Israel’s spying on the US government, Tulsi Gabbard, the Charlie Kirk assassination, the new regime in Syria and more. Discussed on the show: “U.S. and Iran Zero In on Four Nuclear Issues in Talks” (New York...
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6/11/26 Eric Fowler on the Latest Form of Illegal Government Surveillance

June 14, 2026 • 34 mins
Scott interviews libertarian activist Eric Fowler about the so-called Flock cameras being put up in cities to illegally surveil Americans. Fowler explains what the cameras are, how they work, what laws they violate and how libertarians in Arizona are fighting back. Discussed on the show: Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology by Neil Postman whattheflock.us Eric Fowler is Chair of the Maricopa County Lib...
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6/5/26 Ken Silva on the Trump Assassination Plots

June 7, 2026 • 85 mins
Ken Silva joins Darryl Cooper and Scott Horton on Provoked to discuss his new book on the Trump assassination plots, and more. Ken Silva has been a reporter for more than 10 years, working in places such as the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, and the United States. Follow him on Twitter @JD_Cashless For more on Scott's work: Check out The Libertarian Institute: https://www.libertarianinstitute.org...
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6/5/26 Trita Parsi on Where Things Stand Between Trump and the Iranians

June 7, 2026 • 23 mins
Scott interviews Trita Parsi about the state of negotiations between the US and Iranian governments, as the ceasefire is frequently broken and the Strait remains largely closed. Parsi explains where he thinks the real sticking points lie and the two consider how Israel is complicating the process. Discussed on the show: Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Israel, Iran, and the United States by Trita Parsi &ldqu...
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5/19/26 Dave DeCamp on China, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon and Gaza

May 20, 2026 • 41 mins
Scott brings Dave DeCamp back on the show to run through some of the biggest foreign policy news. They start with Trump’s trip to meet with Xi in China which may have had some implications for US policy towards Taiwan. They then discuss whether Trump is really planning to bomb Iran again if talks continue to get nowhere. DeCamp then provides an update on the chaos and violence that has kicked off in Iraq, Lebanon and Gaza as ...
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4/30/26 Daniel Davis on What’s Been Happening in Ukraine

May 5, 2026 • 36 mins
Scott brings Daniel Davis back on the show. As the world’s been focused on what’s happening between the US and Iran, important developments have taken place in Russia’s war with Ukraine. Scott and Davis break these down and then finish with a quick reflection on the ongoing economic stand-off between the US and Iran. Discussed on the show: Daniel Davis / Deep Dive Daniel Davis did multiple tours in Iraq ...
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4/30/26 Larry Johnson on Trump’s Tenuous Ceasefire with Iran

May 3, 2026 • 46 mins
Scott interviews Larry Johnson about where things stand with Trump’s war on Iran. The two dig into the cards each side holds as this ceasefire limps along, reflect on the troubling lack of rationality in US policy towards Iran and debunk some common lies and misunderstandings circulating about the conflict. Discussed on the show: “When It Comes to Using Proxies, The US Far Surpasses Iran as a Sponsor of Terrorism&r...
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4/17/26 Michele McPhee on the Unanswered Questions about the Boston Marathon Bombing and Why They Still Matter

April 21, 2026 • 80 mins
Scott interviews author and journalist Michele McPhee about the extensive research she’s done on the Boston Marathon Bombing that happened exactly thirteen years ago this week. Scott and McPhee dig into the background of the Tsarnaev brothers, the holes in the story that they carried out the bombing entirely on their own, how the Russians warned the FBI about the brothers before the attack, the broader political and geopoliti...
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4/16/26 Trita Parsi on the Likeliest Outcome of the Iran Ceasefire

April 18, 2026 • 37 mins
Scott interviews Trita Parsi about the ceasefire and negotiations between the Trump administration and the Iranians. Parsi believes, while this was a strategic defeat for the US, the ceasefire has given Trump the opportunity to walk away with no deal and that that’s likely what he’ll end up doing. Scott and Parsi dig into the specifics and discuss the broader regional dynamic going forward concerning Iran’s proxie...
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4/9/26 Matt Wolfson on Underappreciated Danger of the United Arab Emirates

April 14, 2026 • 36 mins
Scott interviews Matt Wolfson about an article he recently wrote about the United Arab Emirates. Wolfson argues that the US and Israel have helped build up the UAE into a regional power with an increasingly interventionist foreign policy of its own. Discussed on the show: “The United Arab Emirates: America and Israel’s Frankenstein Monster” (The Libertarian Institute) “In Strategic Shift, U.S. Dr...
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4/8/26 Robert Pape: Trump’s Ceasefire Does Not Close the Escalation Trap

April 9, 2026 • 52 mins
Scott brought Robert Pape of the University of Chicago back to discuss the attempted ceasefire that went into effect on Wednesday night. Pape explains why this is not actually a meaningful step away from the escalation to a full-on war that he’s long been warning about. He also talks about how this is war is cementing Iran’s status as a world power and why he expects the Iranians to abandon their previous stance, begin ...
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3/26/26 Jason Jones on Helping the Innocent Victims of Israel’s Violence

March 29, 2026 • 38 mins
Jason Jones of the Vulnerable People Project returns to the show to give Scott an update on how his organization is working to rescue and rehabilitate the people impacted directly by the escalating violence the Israeli government and Israeli settlers are unleashing across the Middle East. Discussed on the show: “Iran was nowhere close to a nuclear bomb, experts say” (Scientific American) Jason Jones is a film ...
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